|
CHAPTER 7
Mortgage
rate information and savings calculators are available at
www.bankrate.com.
Fannie
Mae is the largest non-bank financial services company in
the world and the nation’s largest source of financing for
home mortgages. Their Web site is www.homepath.com
and includes information on home buying, mortgages, refinancing,
and other home ownership topics.
Other
housing and mortgage information is available from the Department
of Housing and Urban Development at www.hud.gov.
The
Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy (see Additional
Resources in Chapters 1 and 6) offers a free publication
entitled How To Buy Your Own Home: Teacher’s Guide and
Student Workbook. It covers topics such as budgeting,
importance of credit, mortgage loans, how to establish a credit
history, and monthly expenses related to your home. To receive
a sample student workbook and teacher’s guide call (888) 45-EDUCATE
or order from their Web site at www.jumpstartcoalition.org.
www.ncfe.org
is the Web site for the National Center for Financial Education.
It is a consumer-oriented, nonprofit, public education organization
that offers articles and worksheets on topics, such as spending
perception and creating a spending plan.
Back
to Top
|
